Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 54742

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
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Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), whether the Pelindaba Treat

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The UK is not a Party to the Pelindaba Treaty, although it is a Party to Protocols I and II to that Treaty. Both the UK and Mauritius have ensured that all their respective international treaty obligations are compatible with the Agreement.